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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 3 - 6, 2023

(19) Kusti Nolvak/Mart Tiisaar, Estonia

Kusti Nõlvak
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 6, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tallinn

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Vilnius 2020)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Munich 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$73,448.46

Mart Tiisaar
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 5, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rapla

Height:

205 cm (6'9")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Vilnius 2020)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Munich 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$77,757.02

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
CEV	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	US$5,961.70
CEV C&S	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,024.65
FIVB	59	1	2	1	3	6	0	11	1	12	2	1	3	5	11	US$136,137.34
Overall	72	1	2	1	4	6	0	13	2	17	2	3	5	5	11	US$143,123.69

Previous Vienna Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2019	Mart Tiisaar - 41st	Kusti Nolvak - 41st
2021	Mart Tiisaar - 17th	Kusti Nolvak - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	17	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	12	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q11	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	11	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	2	9th	460	US$2,500.00
CEV	8/16-21/2022	European Championships	5	9th	460	€ 2,500.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	6	9th	600	US$6,000.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/3/2023	Pool C	Arthur Canet / Teo Rotar, France (14)	Lost 20-22, 19-21	0:35
Thu, 8/3/2023	Pool C	Christoph Dressler / Mathias Seiser, Austria (30)	Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
Fri, 8/4/2023	Winner 1	Remi Bassereau / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, France (4)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:33

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	$30,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	25	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	6	3	0	$44,550.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	20	1	2	1	1	3	0	5	0	5	0	0	$37,200.00
Confederation Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	$5,500.00
Total	65	1	2	1	3	6	0	12	1	18	5	0	$141,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kusti Nolvak												Mart Tiisaar
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
12	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	$15,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	0	$15,000.00
25	0	0	0	1	2	4	6	3	0	$22,275.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	33	0	0	0	1	4	4	7	3	1	$26,400.00
22	1	2	1	1	4	5	6	0	0	$18,825.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	23	1	2	2	1	3	6	6	0	0	$18,950.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	$2,750.00	Confederation Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	$2,750.00
67	1	2	1	3	7	13	19	5	0	$70,850.00	Total	77	1	2	2	3	8	14	21	5	1	$75,100.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2016	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$800.00	1	7	12.5 %
2016	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2016	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2017	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$4,700.00	4	4	50.0 %
2017	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2017	CEV C&S	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$875.00	5	7	41.7 %
2018	FIVB	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	7	$11,100.00	17	14	54.8 %
2018	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2019	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	2	$31,500.00	21	18	53.8 %
2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	0	3	0.0 %
2020	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$5,500.00	6	4	60.0 %
2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	0	2	0.0 %
2021	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	$12,000.00	9	7	56.3 %
2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2022	FIVB	8	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$50,500.00	14	17	45.2 %
2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	$12,000.00	5	9	35.7 %
2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	54	1	2	1	2	5	0	10	1	14	3	15	$128,100.00	77	80	49.0 %
Total	CEV	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	2	0	$5,500.00	4	14	22.2 %
Total	CEV C&S	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$875.00	5	8	38.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kusti Nolvak													Mart Tiisaar
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$400.00	2016	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2016	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2016	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	$2,350.00	2017	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	$2,350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2017	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	$437.50	2017	CEV C&S	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	$437.50
13	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	7	$5,550.00	2018	FIVB	13	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	7	$5,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2018	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
12	0	1	0	0	2	1	5	1	2	$15,750.00	2019	FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	2	1	5	1	2	$15,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$2,750.00	2020	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$2,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
5	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	$6,000.00	2021	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	$6,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
8	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	0	0	$25,250.00	2022	FIVB	8	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	0	0	$25,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	$6,000.00	2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	$6,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
68	1	2	1	3	5	14	22	5	15	$67,237.50	Total	Total	69	1	2	1	3	5	14	22	5	16	$67,237.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	3	42.9%	1	14.3%	3	42.9%	4-3	57.1%	0	0.0%	3	27.3%	8	72.7%	0-11	0.0%	3-8	27.3%	1-6	14.3%	0	0	4-14	22.2%
2022-2023	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-3	40.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
World Tour Finals	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	7	6	8	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	8	19
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	8	9	12	21	0	0	4	10	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	42
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	5	3	20	5	0	0	14	12	3	2	1	1	1	2	44	25
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	1	3	8	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12
Total	1	0	16	20	45	43	0	0	22	29	3	4	1	3	1	2	89	101

Head to Head Results
Nolvak/Tiisaar trail the series against the field 6-12 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-0
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	Mol/Sorum	6	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 4 Bassereau/Gauthier-Rat, France 0-1
8/4/23	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Bassereau/Gauthier-Rat	4	Nolvak/Tiisaar	19	21-16, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Carambula/Ranghieri	6	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	21-16, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 8 Horl/Horst, Austria 0-2
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Horl/Horst	8	Nolvak/Tiisaar	17	21-19, 21-16	0:39
8/19/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Horl/Horst	22	Nolvak/Tiisaar	5	18-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-1
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:42
6/13/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-16, 12-21, 15-12	0:46
4/17/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	24, Q6	21-15, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 13 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 0-1
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Popov/Reznik	5	Nolvak/Tiisaar	17	15-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 14 Canet/Rotar, France 0-1
8/3/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Canet/Rotar	14	Nolvak/Tiisaar	19	22-20, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	21-11, 21-16	0:28
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	21-15, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 16 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-2
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool F	Berntsen/Mol	27	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	21-15, 9-21, 15-12	0:42
7/26/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	20	Nolvak/Tiisaar	13	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Semerad/Sepka, Czech Republic 1-0
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	Semerad/Sepka	24, Q21	21-10, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 24 Bello/Bello, England 1-0
4/16/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Qualifier 1	Nolvak/Tiisaar	24, Q6	Bello/Bello	Q27	21-14, 19-21, 16-14	0:54
Trail the series against # 26 Pristauz/Seidl, Austria 0-1
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool B	Pristauz/Seidl	11	Nolvak/Tiisaar	2	21-14, 21-12	0:27
Lead the series against # 30 Dressler/Seiser, Austria 1-0
8/3/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	19	Dressler/Seiser	30	21-14, 15-21, 15-13	0:48